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Glass Wolfe is a California Based Symphonic Metal Band

We are currently hard at work on new songs

Principal Members are …

Maria K. Glass - Vocals and Lyrics

  Studied  Voice with Jeffrey Allen (Professor at USC Thornton School of Music) and  is a Mezzo Soprano Vocal Powerhouse. Pat Benetar, Ann Wilson, Tarja Turunen (formerly of Nightwish), Floor Jansen (After Forever and Nightwish) and Simone Simons (Epica) are among her favorite singers. She has also written lyrics for Keith Emerson and Greg Lake (ELP) , appeared in the movie “Say Anything” and the TV series “Houston Knights”.  She began by playing the local club circuit with a Tribute to the Females of Classic Rock in her cover band UV17. 

Philip Wolfe - Composer - Keyboards and Guitars

  Is a veteran of the LA music scene and has recorded with Impellitteri, Vinnie Vincent Invasion, members of Ozzy, Whitesnake, Dio and many others.  Played a EU Monsters of Rock tour with  Slayer, WASP, Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath and played at the Tokyo Dome in Japan.

Check out songs from our 4 previous CD’s on our Glass Wolfe Music Page including tracks from XOTICA and IMMORTUS ETERNUS, our two most recent releases.

Philip Wolfe’s  Solo CD LIFEFORCE  is also available for listening and downloading.

All the best

 

 IMMORTUS ETERNUS is about a female psychic that becomes immortal and travels through time.  Depending on the era, she is either revered or in danger.  Along the way, she falls for a Roman gladiator, who is mortal, and is followed by an evil character who is also immortal.  Will good triumph over evil?

 IMMORTUS ETERNUS  Review   

This is already the fourth CD of GLASS WOLFE,. It contains fifteen tracks, that will rock your world for a full hour. The clear vocals of Maria K. Glass are combined with the wild creative expressions by multi-instrumentalist Philip Wolfe. Their music is sometimes dreamy and at other times heavy. The songs are part of a concept story about a female psychic, who becomes immortal and travels through time encountering many big names in history. The story starts off with a mix of gothic, melodic rock, progressive elements and fantasy metal .  The sound of GLASS WOLFE is leaning toward a mix of NIGHTWISH, IN EXTREMO and BLACKMORE’S NIGHT influences. The songs definitely rock and are very nice to listen to. In “Sacred Rites” lead guitarist is standing in the spotlight and he plays a nice solo on this track. “Arena Of Blood” is a song about a warrior and his fight results to a much more heavy sound. The choir vocals also match very well to this more powerful approach. “Stolen Moments” is quite the opposite of what we’ve been hearing until now. It sounds sensitive and fragile, like campfire music with beautiful choir vocals. Hold this in your mind, because “Druids Lament” is in the same style. “Pendragon” on the other hand sounds a bit more up-tempo and rocks. However, for those about to rock, GLASS WOLFE salutes you in “Defenders Of The Faith”. Raise your fist in the air to the sound of this heavy pounder. The male brutal vocals match very well to the power in this song. “Forsaken” has more moody choir vocals and the beautiful voice of Maria does do justice here very well. “Visionary” is up-tempo and rocks hard. “Without Mercy” is one of the highlights on this CD for me.  “Soulmates”  especially in this one, my mind goes out to NIGHTWISH here. It really sounds magnificent. After all is said and done, the main question remains if good will ever really triumph over evil. And is immortality a possibility? I think, that you have to decide for yourself. The melodic rock is highly enjoyable. These people have been playing music for a long time and they deserve our support, because their music sounds very diverse and sometimes even innovative. 

 [7 points] (Toine van Poorten )  Metal Maidens (Netherlands)

 

    XOTICA includes 2 mini Metal / Operas ...“Helen Of Troy” and “Queen Of Tragedy”  featuring Symphonic Orchestration, Choirs and great guest stars including Chris Slade on Drums (AC/DC), Rudy Sarzo on Bass  (Ozzy / Whitesnake / Dio), Alex Masi, Neil Citron and others on Guitar, a Duet with Paul Daniels  ( Rox Diamond ) and Art Work by the incomparable Ed Unitsky.

 XOTICA  Reviews

” Maria is going for the Opera Soprano style of high-pitched singing ala early NIGHTWISH ..... All together this is the band’s finest work .
   (Points: 8.2 out of 10) Strutterzine 
 
“Helen of Troy is in a opera style, same thing with “Queen of Tragedy”, with chorus and orchestration, makes this album one of the best I have listened to this year. I have to highlight that Maria posseses an amazing high voice and is a very good combination with the music that GW plays for this style.  This is the best album from this band from Los Angeles. I highly recommend it!” 

 Lucas H. Gordon, Rock Journalist 
 
Glass Wolfe  create a time of imaginary and adventurous worlds, dreamy, mysterious, exciting and epic atmospheres. Scenarios suspended between the literary, the meta-historic and the fairy. This time Maria insists much more on soprano-like interpretations and it is always a pleasure to listen to her singing, intense and vibrant. The lady has class. The one-two opening blow is shivering, "Emerald Lady" and "Rise Above" instantly enchanting, both imposing, with fantastic chorus and a songwriting which is accurate, elegant and velvety.
A great album which confirms a great band. The artwork is amazing.”
Marco .. Stereo Invaders 
 
“Philip .... sounds like Keith Emerson in a melodic metal jacket”
Toine van Poorten  ...Netherlands ... Metal Maidens Magazine 
 
Voted  #  6 Rock Keyboardist in the world  ...  Burrn Magazine ...  Japan 
 
“Philip had done  such an excellent job that  I believed that they had an orchestra behind them”  Antonis Maglaras ...  Power Play Records 
 
 This release sees them moving towards a more epic, progressive, symphonic metal sound, with songs based on great historical people, such as Helen of Troy and Julius Caesar. 
The music is in the vein of Rhapsody and Nightwish symphonic power metal, but with a strong classic heavy metal vibe. The whole album sounds like a lost classic from 1975, the golden age of hugely ambitious concept albums, and the giants of extravagant epic prog rock trod the Earth. Favourites include the powerful and melodic ‘Second Sight’, the gothic metal Within Temptation like ballad ‘Reflections’, and the brain battering ‘Tempest’. The multi part ‘Queen of Tragedy’ is superb, and ‘Second Site’ is extraordinary.

8.5 out of 10 "Philip Wooldridge"- (Ravenheart Music)
 
 
(Xotica) is more progressive this time, but still with the hard rock and metal style intact . . . more symphonic style . . . The vocals from Maria are just great where she shows us a wide register of vocal styles from the emotional calm to her fine soprano . . . instrumentation is entertaining with a lot of fine details on the keys and guitars!  The best album from Glass Wolfe so far in their career, so take your time and check them out!  

95/100 Arne Asbolmo (Melodic Hard Rock Today)